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Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
The combination therapy of estrogen plus progestogen, termed hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) is used to treat menopause. It reduces or stops the short-term changes of menopause such as hot flashes…
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Show more- Vestibular 1) Having to do with a structure that is a vestibule (entrance), such as the vestibule of the ear. 2) Having…
- Colic Colic: An attack of crying and apparent abdominal pain in early infancy. This is a common condition…
- Acute coronary syndromes A spectrum of conditions involving chest discomfort or other symptoms caused by lack of oxygen to the heart…
- Diarrhea, Brainerd A syndrome characterized by the acute onset of watery nonbloody diarrhea (3 or more loose stools per day)…
- Hepatobiliary Having to do with the liver plus the gallbladder, bile ducts, or bile. For example, MRI (magnetic resonance…
- Atonic seizure A seizure in which the person suddenly loses muscle tone and strength and, unless supported, falls down. Also…
- Toxic goiter, diffuse Graves disease, the most common cause of hyperthyroidism (overactivity of the thyroid gland), with…
- T-cell depletion A disease in which certain cells of the lymphoid system called T lymphocytes or T cells are malignant. T…
- CMG2 Capillary morphogenesis gene 2, a transmembrane protein that is induced during capillary morphogenesis (the…
- Overgrowth syndrome One in a group of disorders resulting in overgrowth, as evidenced by unusually large size at birth, excessive…
- Adduction Movement of a limb toward the midline of the body. The opposite of adduction is abduction. An adductor muscle…
- HCFA The Health Care Finance Administration, the part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)…